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England in World Cup 1958
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World Cup 1958 Preliminary Competition
1956-1957

England Team Results - Preliminary Competition

1956-57

310 05-Dec-1956 England 5 Denmark 2 [2-1] Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton HW
312 09-May-1957 England 5 Republic of Ireland 1 [4-0] Empire Stadium, Wembley, London HW
313 16-May-1957 Denmark 1 England 4 [1-1] Idrætsparken, København AD
314 20-May-1957 Republic of Ireland 1 England 1 [1-0] Dalymount Park, Dublin AW

 

England Team Record - Preliminary Competition
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv FMax AMax Pts%
4 3 1 0 15 5 +10 0 0 3.75 1.25 5 2 87.5

World Cup 1958 Final Tournament
6-29 June in Sweden

England Team Results - Final Tournament

World Cup Finals 1958

Sweden

322

08-Jun-1958 England 2 U.S.S.R. 2 [0-1] Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg ND

323

11-Jun-1958 Brazil 0 England 0 [0-0] Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg ND

324

15-Jun-1958 Austria 2 England 2 [1-0] Ryavallen Stadion, Borås ND

325

17-Jun-1958 U.S.S.R. 1 England 0 [0-0] Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg NL

 

England Team Record - Final Tournament
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv FMax AMax Pts%
4 0 3 1 4 5 -1 2 1 1.00 1.25 2 2 37.5

 

World Cup 1958 Team Rankings

Rank Team Stage Reached P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Brazil Final 6 5 1 0 16 4 +12 11
2 Sweden 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9
3 France Semi-final and 3rd place match 6 4 0 2 23 15 +8 8
4 West Germany 6 2 2 2 12 14 -2 6
5 Yugoslavia Quarter-final 4 1 2 1 7 7 =0 4
6 Wales* 5 1 3 1 4 4 =0 5
7 U.S.S.R.* 5 2 1 2 5 6 -1 5
8 Northern Ireland* 5 2 1 2 6 10 -4 5
9 Czechoslovakia* Group 4 1 1 2 9 6 +3 3
10 Hungary* 4 1 1 2 7 5 +2 3
11 England* 4 0 3 1 4 5 -1 3
12 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 9 12 -3 3
13 Argentina 3 1 0 2 5 10 -5 2
14 Scotland 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1
15 Austria 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1
16 Mexico 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7 1
*These teams needed play-offs to get out of the group stage.  They all had 3 points in their respective groups.  Yugoslavia had 4 and is therefore above them in the standings.  The points obtained in the play-off matches do not count on the table. - PlanetWorldCup

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